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DAVID ALoonN AND JOHN WALSH, or NDW Youn, N. Y.

Letters Patent No. 98,729, dated .Tanita/ry 11', 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHEET-IRON WASH-'PUBS .AND BUCKETS. Y

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

We, DAVID ALooRN and J ons WALSH, of the city of New York, inthe county`and State of New v York, have invented certain Improvements irrZinc-Coated Sheet-Iron Wash-Tubs and Buckets, of which I the following is aspecification.

Nature and Objects of the Ineentton.

The first part of our invention relates to the mauner of lappingtogether the edges of the bottom and Isides or body oi' a sheet-iron tubor-bucket, and of applying thereto the foot-rest, the object of thispart of our invention being to produce such a lapping ot' one of theparts over the other, as will more readily iron bracket-handles, theobject of this part of our invention being to aicxd large cylinders forthe grasp of the hands, and thus to facilitate the lifting and carryingof such vessels, when lled or heavy.

VDescription of the Accompanying Drawings. Figure l is a verticalcentral section of a portion of a wash-tub embodying our invention.

Figure 2, a central longitudinal section of the cylindrical portion ofone of the hollow handles, as joinedv to the loop of one of thebrackets.

General Description.

A is the bottom ot1 the vessel,

B, 'one side of its body,

C,y one of the hollow bracket-handles, and

D, the foot-riin.

.The lap-joint between the body B and the bottom A vconsists of threethicknesses of the sheet-iron, and is produced by bending downward theedge a of the bottomplate A to a right angle, and then turning upwardand outward a portion, a, of the same, so as to form a recess for thereception ofthe lower edge, b', of the body-plate B.

'lhe two 'plates are then adjusted together, aud the laps a' a" closedor pressed closely against thetwo respective sides ofthe p late b',between them.

The foot-rim 1) is a band or hoop of sheet-iron, wired at its loweredge, and tted around in close contact with the outer side of the lowerpart of the vessel, so that the lower edge of the lapping parts a a willrest down upon the oiiset formed by the wired bottom edge of thefoot-rim D, as .represented in tig. 1.

'The upper part of the said foot-rim is then-secured tightly to the bodyB, by means of four or more riv ets, e, through both plates.

The handles G each consist of two brackets, cc, and a hollow cylinder,c", of sheet-iron, which is open at both ends.

lhe upper end of each bracket-arm c' ends iu a loop, or eye, c', and aportion of each end of the hollow cylinder c is contracted in itsdiameter, as shown-at 4, iig. 2, so that it may pass up to its shoulderinto the loop c of the bracket, and project a little beyond the latter,where it is then turned outward, and pressed .up close against the saidloop, as shown in fig. '2, and

then the handles secured to the opposite sides of the tub, by means ofrivets, 5 5, as shown iu` g. 1.

The vessel is now to be coated, by immersion in a bath of melted zinc,in the usual well-known manner, and, as the joints are made by singlelaps, the zinc will readily penetrate them, and cement the surfacestogether, so as to be perfectly water-tight, and protected fromiron-rust.

In large cities, such as New York, for instance, where several familiesare often compelled to confinev themselves to the occupancy ot' onedwelling, and cach family"to one or two rooms therein, without theprivilege ofa cellar, the Wooden wash-tubs and buckets in common usesoon fall to-pieces, from the drying and shrinking of the wood, unlesskept supplied with some water, which soon becomes putrid, and,therefore, inj urious to health, unless changed frequently, whereas, bythe use of our tubs and buckets, all the requirements of wash-tubs andbuckets are fully met, at less cost than those of wood, and they can bekept in the family-rooms mentioned, perfectly dry, without injurytherefrom, and also free from iron-rust.

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bracket-arms c'c, having loops or eyes e c ,arranged as described.

DAVID ALCORN. JOHN WALSH.

Witnesses:

Gno. W. MGADAM; DAVID MCADAM.

